Mystery red fungus

We were gathering wood that had blown down from the trees in our woods and I came across this branch on the ground with 2 round cup fungus growths on it.

We asked a friend who is very knowledgeable about these matters and he advised that this is an Ascomycete Sarcoscypha austriaca also known as the Scarlet Elf cup fungus. It is not uncommon and is very similar to Aleuria aurantia the Orange peel fungus. So now we know. Anyone else seen this recently?

It looks beautiful and oh so tasty which I’m pretty sure almost guarantees you don’t want to eat it if it’s a fungus. Only ugly old brown ones are actually edible. One of God’s little jokes I imagine 🙂